madness; insanity; lunacy
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
one's opinion on (life and) death
Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces)
foresight; wisdom; sagacity
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
flower arrangement in a built-up style; placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
air hoar; air frost; soft rime
taking for granted; rash conclusion
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)
(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference
(arch.) ginger (Zingiber officinale); Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
cogon grass ring (through which people pass during summer purification rites)
to lose weight; to become thin
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
folding; collapsible; telescopic
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
generation of electricity
unused things (esp. clothing); objects bought but never used
tail-light (taillight); tail lamp (taillamp); rear light
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
lingering snow; snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring
articles disposed of or sold off by the government
trade agreement; trade pact; agreement on commerce
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end